In the end, robots do things that people can do. So there is a cost above which you can hire somebody to do it, and that bounds the opportunity.

Hollywood likes to imagine robots as mechanical copies of ourselves - which is a terrible idea.

That's exciting because to create new value in the robot space quickly, you need to stand on the shoulders of other technological developments.

"Star Wars" was the right movie for me. I watched the MSE-6 droid leading the stormtroopers where they needed to go when they were under attack, and that got my attention much more so than C-3PO and R2-D2 because we could actually build that.

Its going to be interesting to see how society deals with artificial intelligence, but it will definitely be cool.

The ideal vacuum cleaner would be one you never see. It needs to not just be a cool gadget, but a product that cleans your floor correctly. I can imagine people having a cupboard full of robots that only come out when you need them to fulfil a specific purpose.

The utility of the robot needs to come first. It's business model over technology.